October 2008
Foundation of the Cardiovascular Center Oberallgäu and launch of the first hybrid catheter laboratory in the south of Germany (head physicians in the collegiate system: Prof. Dr. J. Torzewski and Associate Professor Dr. W. Ito; in association with Dr. J. Rogg as chief physician for general, visceral and vascular surgery)
May 2009
1st Allgäu Cardiovascular Days; national congress for cardiovascular medicine
November 2009
Appointment of the Oberallgäu hospitals as the academic teaching hospital of the University of Ulm
December 2009
Introduction of electrophysiological examinations for diagnostics and therapy of complex arrhythmias by Associate Professor Dr. M. Karch at the Kempten hospital
January 2011
Foundation of the Cardiovascular Center Oberallgäu-Kempten as a combined department within the Kempten-Oberallgäu hospital group with the two locations Kempten and Immenstadt (head physicians in the collegiate system: Associate Professor Dr. M. Karch, Prof. Dr. J. Torzewski and Associate Professor Dr. W. Ito)
February 2011
2nd Allgäu Cardiovascular Days
May 2011
First aortocoronary bypass surgery at the Immenstadt hospital by Prof. Dr. N. Doll and Dr. J. Paula, Sana Herzchirurgie Stuttgart
June 2011
Introduction of stent implantation for infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm at the Immenstadt hospital by Dr. J. Rogg, Prof. Dr. A. Scheule and Associate Professor Dr. W. Ito
July 2011
Introduction of laser angioplasty by Associate Professor Dr. W. Ito at the Immenstadt hospital
September 2011
First video transmission of a transcatheter aortic valve implantation from Germany to the People’s Republic of China (Tongji University Shanghai) as part of a German-Chinese partnership supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation from the Immenstadt hospital by Prof. Dr. J. Torzewski in cooperation with Prof. Dr. N. Doll, Sana Herzchirurgie Stuttgart
November 2011
Introduction of renal denervation for the treatment of therapy-refractory arterial hypertension by Associate Professor Dr. W. Ito and Associate Professor Dr. O. Zimmermann at the Immenstadt hospital
November 2011
Symposium on new standards in ICD therapy
March 2012
First PFO closure by assistant medical director Dr. Stefan Heetel
May 2012
Bavarian Minister-President Horst Seehofer visits the Cardiovascular Center Oberallgäu-Kempten
June 2012
3rd Allgäu Cardiovascular Days
June 2012
Appointment of Prof. Dr. A. Scheule, cardiovascular surgeon, chief physician for vascular surgery at the History of the Cardiovascular Center Oberallgäu-Kempten
July 2012
Certification of the Chest Pain Unit at the Immenstadt site by the German Cardiac Societyv
October 2012
First intracoronary implantation of Absorb Vascular Scaffolds by Professor Dr. Jan Torzewski and Associate Professor Dr. Wulf Ito
November 2012
“Einhäusigkeit” at the Klinikum Kempten. The Cardiovascular Center Oberallgäu-Kempten moves to new facilities at the Robert-Weixsler-Straße
April 2013
Introduction of mitral Clippings by Professor Dr. Jan Torzewski at the Immenstadt hospital
April 2013
Certification of the Chest Pain Unit at the Kempten site by the German Cardiac Society
July 2013
First implantation of atrial occluder by Priv.-Doz. Dr. Martin Kach and Dr. Stefan Heetel
August 2013
Clinic Association Oberallgäu is nominated as the best Academic Teaching Hospital of Ulm University
December 2013
Inclusion of first patient into the GABI-R Register by Professor Dr. Jan Torzewski (Weblink)
February 2014
4th Allgäu Cardiovascular Days, Keynote Speaker Professor Dr. Thomas Zwaka, New York
May 2014
Implantation of first fully MRI-adopted ICD by Professor Dr. Jan Torzewski
June 2014
Publication of special issue „C-reactive protein and arteriosclerosis“ (Weblink)
February 2015
Zertification of Vascular Center Oberallgäu-Kempten by German Society of Angiology
February 2015
5th Allgaeu Cardiovascular Days
May 2015
First Laser-assisted ICD- lead extraction by OA Dr. Lutz Wagner und Dr. Johannes Paula (Sana Herzchirurgie Stuttgart) at Immenstadt hospital (Weblink)
June 2015
Mr. Senior Physician PD Dr. Oliver Zimmermann receives unscheduled professorship at the University of Ulm
June 2015
First patient randomization ABSORB IV study by Professor Dr. Jan Torzewski (Weblink)
July 2015
New medical directors in clinic association Kempten-Oberallgäu (Weblink)
September 2015
Bavarian Landesärztekammer provides complete authorization (with collateral clauses) for advanced training in Cardiology for both sites of Cardiovascular Center Oberallgäu-Kempten
November 2015
New Senior physician Stephanie Stone
December 2015
New modern Intensive Care United at Immenstadt (Weblink)
January 2016
Dr. Ulrich Seitzer is nominated as Head of Internal Medicine and Cardiology at Helios Clinic Am Stiftsberg, Bad Groenenbach
January 2016
New Senior Physician Dr. Myron Zaczkiewicz
January 2016
Cardiovascular Center Oberallgäu-Kempten is nominated as Training Center for Interventional Cardiology by German Society of Cardiology (Weblink)
February 2016
Dr. Lutz Wagner - Transfer to Dept. of Anaesthesiology
February 2016
6th Allgäu Cardiovascular Days (Weblink)
March 2016
New Senior Physician Mohammed Asker Hasan
April 2016
Dr. Stefan Heetel moves to Medical care centre St Vinzenz Pfronten
April 2016
Professor Dr. med. Oliver Zimmermann is nominated as assistant medical director
May 2016
Allgäu Private Cardiac Surgery (Weblink Allgäu TV)
July 2016
First Patient Inclusion in CAMI1-trial (C-reactive Protein Apheresis in Acute Myocardial Infarction) (Weblink)
August 2016
PD Dr. Ito receives professorship of Ulm university (Pressebericht)
February 2017
7th Allgäu Cardiovascular Days (Flyer)
March 2017
3D-Live-Transmission of Immenstadt Cardiac Surgery at 7th Allgäu Cardiovascular Days
March 2017
Takotsubo Syndrome After Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation During Emergency Cesarean Delivery | Kraft, Katrina MD; Graf, Matthias MD; Karch, Martin MD; Felberbaum, Ricardo MD (Weblink)
July 2017
Bavarian Landesärztekammer provides complete authorization for advanced training in Intensive Care Medicine at Immenstadt Site (Professor Dr. Oliver Zimmermann, Professor Dr. Jan Torzewski)
August 2017
First Magmaris implantation and patient inclusion into Biosolve Registry by Professor Dr. Jan Torzewski and Dr. Myron Zaczkiewicz
February 2018
8th Allgäu Cardiovascular Days
February 2018
2nd heart catheter lab at Immenstadt site
2018
"Passagerer Herzschrittmacher – Schritt für Schritt" von Matthias Graf, Patrick Stiller und Martin Karch (Download PDF)
March 2018
"Pacemaker Implantation Associated Myocardial Micro-Damage: A Randomised Comparison between Active and Passive Fixation Leads" mit Beteiligung von Martin Karch (Download PDF)
April 2018
Zertification of Cardiovascular Center Oberallgäu-Kempten as a Qualification Center for Elektrophysiology and Device Implantation by German Cardiac Society (Priv.-Doz. Dr. Martin Karch and Dr. Patrick Stiller)
September 2018
Professor Professor Dr. Wulf Ito nominated as Top angiologist in Germany (Weblink)
October 2018
Publikation Absorb IV in The Lancet (Weblink)
November 2018
„First in Man“: Case Report of Selective C-Reactive Protein Apheresis in a Patient with Acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Weblink)
Februar 2020
10th Allgäu Cardiovascular Days (Programm / Programm Patiententag)
März 2020
Two year efficacy and safety of small versus large ABSORB bioresorbable vascular scaffolds of ≤18 mm device length (Weblink)
Schaffung des Herz- und Gefäßzentrum Klinikverbund Allgäu mit Integration der Kardiologischen Abteilung Mindelheim
First-in-Man
Case Report of Selective C-Reactive Protein Apheresis in a Patient with SARS-CoV-2 Infection (Weblink)
BIOSOLVE-IV-registry
Safety and performance of the Magmaris scaffold: 12-month outcomes of the first cohort of 1,075 patients (Weblink)
German Medical Award
(Weblink)